The Netherlands Part V - Windmills!

The Netherlands and windmills, perfect together! There are some 1100 windmills in Holland. Some pump water and others grind grain. We were able to photograph a few of these complex machines. As mentioned in a previous post, we had what amounted to a private tour of Molen De Hoop given by two effervescent volunteers. One a miller and the other his apprentice, they both love their windmill and are passionate about their work. Below are photographs of the windmills we saw from the canals we traveled: